MSc-IT Entrance Examination Sample Paper

MSc IT Entrance Examination - Sample Question Paper
English
For questions 1-5, read the passage carefully select the most appropriate answer:
And finally, Pierre and Marie lured out the secret – two secrets. For instead of one, they found two new
elements – a substance which they named polonium after Marie’s native country, and another
substance which they called radium.
The nature of polonium was amazing enough. Its radioactivity was ever so much more powerful that
than of uranium. But the nature of radium was the eighth great wonder of the world. Its power of
radiation was found to exceed that of uranium by one and a half million per cent.
It was customary for the recipients of the Nobel Prize to call for it in person at Stockholm. But the Curies
were unable to make the journey. They were too ill. Quietly, modestly, humbly, they went on with their
work – with their privations. They spent all the money on their further experiments and remained
gloriously forgetful of their personal interests. When the therapeutic value of radium was established –
it had been found effective, among other things, in the treatment of cancer, their friends urged upon
them the necessity of patenting the process of extracting radium. To do so would have meant
considerable wealth to the Curies, since radium was valued at $150,000 a gram. But they refused to
derive any income from their discovery. “Radium is an instrument of mercy and it belongs to the world,”
they said.
They refused not only profits but honours as well. All they asked of the world was to give them a good
workroom for their experiments. When the Dean of the Sorbonne wrote to Pierre that the minister had
proposed his name for the Legion of Honour, Pierre – seconded by Marie – replied as follows: “Please be
so kind enough to thank the Minister and to inform him that I do not feel the slightest need of being
decorated, but that I am in the greatest need of a laboratory.”
1. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. Scientists need honours to discover new things

B. Scientists don’t bother about honours
C. Scientists need encouragement and infrastructure
D. Scientists tend to suffer in life
E. None of the other given options
Answer: Option C
2. As used in the 3rd paragraph of the passage, what is the meaning of “privation”?
A. Something personal
B. To keep to oneself
C. To feel sorry about oneself
D. Lack of basic necessities

Answer: Option D
3. What is the unique feature of radium?
A. It got the Curies their Noble Prize

B. It was discovered by the Curies
C. It is very expensive
D. It was discovered accidentally
Answer: Option E
4. The Curies did not go to Stockholm because
A. They had no money

B. They were ill
C. They had no time from their experiments
D. They did not care much about winning the Noble Prize
Answer: Option C
5. The Curies did not think the French honour important because
A. They had been neglected by the French earlier

B. They were ill
C. They were arrogant
D. They were more interested in a laboratory
Answer: Option D
6. Choose which of the options given to you coherently arranges the following statements into a
cogent and logical order, forming a paragraph by itself.
1. And only in the 19th century we find the meaning which eventually became the most
common modern use: a feeling of concern or curiosity about something. What are your
interests?
2. It started life in English in the 15th century as a legal expression; if you have an interest in an
estate, you have a right or claim to some of it.
3. Subsequently, more general senses emerged like when people say they have our interests at
heart, they mean our good or when politicians say It’s in your interest to vote for me, they
mean our advantage.
4. Later in the 16th century it developed a financial sense; if you hold an interest in a company,
you have a financial stake in it.
5. Interest is one of those words where you have to look carefully at the context to see what is
meant.
A. 3 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 1.
B. 5 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 1.
C. 1 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 5.
D. 5 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 2.
Answer: Option B
7. Which one of the following is not an English word?
A. Rankle
B. Gritty
C. Scowl
D. Crittle
Answer: Option D
8. Choose which of the following options replaces the blanks most coherently.
England and Wales face a/an........................... of 256,000 new school places by next year, and
the Department for Education has little understanding of where ................ classes are needed or
how much they will cost, according to a new report.
A. Explosion.......Increased
B. Need...............Sufficient
C. Shortfall.........Additional
D. Decline…….proper
Answer: Option A
9. Choose which of the following options replaces the blanks most coherently.
Once the Mughals, the British bureaucracy and India’s feudal aristocracy ..................the hunting
of animals to be the ultimate symbol of manhood and ............., it was only a matter of time
before several species became extinct.
A. Set up............Charity
B. Established ....... Nobility
C. Called………Strength
D. Urged...........Beauty
Answer: Option C
10. Everyone complained…………… the awful food.
A. about
B. for
C. on
D. over
E. none of the other given options
Answer: Option A
11. It is late. How much longer are you going to………. working?
A. along
B. on
C. through
D. with
E. None of the above.
Answer: Option E
12. There’s a mistake ………….. page 120.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. of
E. none of the other given options
Answer: Option C
C Programming
1. What is the output of the following C code?

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int ary[2][3];
ary[][] = {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}};
printf("%d\n", ary[1][0]);
}
a) Compile time error

b) 4
c) 1
d) 2
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
2. What is the output of this C code?
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
int a[2][3] = {1, 2, 3, , 4, 5};
int i = 0, j = 0;
for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
for (j = 0; j < 3; j++)
printf("%d", a[i][j]);
}
f) 1 2 3 junk 4 5
g) Compile time error
h) 1 2 3 0 4 5
i) 123345
j) None of the above
Answer: (b)
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
#define max 37;
printf("%d", max);
}
a) 37
b) Compile time error
c) Varies
d) Depends on compiler
Answer: (b)
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
const int p;
p = 4;
printf("p is %d", p);
return 0;
}
a) p is 4
c) Run time error
d) p is followed by a garbage value
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Since the constant variable has to be declared and defined at the same time, not doing
it results in an error.
5. The equivalent pointer expression by using the array element a[i][j][k][2],
a) ((((a+m)+n)+o)+p)
b) *(*(*(*(a+i)+j)+k)+2)
c) *( (((a+m)+n)+o+p)
d) *( ((a+m)+n+o+p)
Answer: (b)
6. The given below program allocates the memory, what function will you use to free the
allocated memory?
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#define MAXROW 4
# define MAXCOL 5
int main ()
{
int **p, i, j
p = (int **) malloc(MAXROW * sizeof(int*));

return 0;
}
a) memfree(int p);
b) free(p);
c) dealloc(p);
d) Both, free(p); & dealloc(p);
Answer: (b)
7. How many times the given below program will print "India"?
#include<stdio.h>
int main ()
{
int x;
for(x=-1; x<=20; x++)int i;

{
if(x < 10)
continue;
else
break;
printf("India");
}
a) Unlimited times
b) 21 times
c) 0 times
d) 20 times
Answer: (c)
8. What do you mean by “int (*ptr)[10]”
a) ptr is an array of pointers to 10 integers

b) ptr is a pointer to an array of 10 integers
c) ptr is an array of 10 integers
d) Invalid statement
Answer: (b)
9. The binary equivalent of 50 is,

a) 110010
b) 1010110
c) 101
d) 101.011.00.00
Answer: (a)
10. Choose the correct statement that can retrieve the remainder of the division 5.5 by 1.3?
a) rem = modf(5.5 % 1.3)

b) rem = modf(5.5, 1.3)
c) rem = fmod(5.5, 1.3)
d) rem = f(5.5, 1.3)
Answer: (c)
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int *p = NULL;
for (foo(); p; p = 0)
printf("In for loop\n");
printf("After loop\n");
}
a) In for loop after loop

c) Infinite loop
d) Depends on the value of NULL
Answer: (b)
#include <stdio.h>
int x = 5;
void main()
{
int x = 3;
printf("%d", x);
{
int x = 4;
}
printf("%d", x);
}
a) 3 3
b) 3 4
c) 3 5
d) Run time error
Answer: (a)
13. In the given below code, the function fopen()uses "r" to open the file “source.txt” in binary
mode for which purpose?
#include<stdio.h>
int main ()
{
FILE *fp;
fp = fopen("source.txt", "r");
return 0;
}
a) For reading
b) For reading and writing

c) For creating a new file "source.txt" for reading
d) For creating a new file "source.txt" for writing
Answer: (a)
14. To print a double value which format specifier can be used?
a) %L
b) %lf
c) %Lf
d) %f
Answer: (b)
15. What is the output of the following program?
#include<stdio.h>
main ()
{
static int i = 1;
if(i--) {
printf("%d ",i);
main();
a) 0
b) 0 infinite
c) Programs hangs with stack overflow
d) Compile error
Answer: (a)
16. In the given below code, what will be the value of a variable x?
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int y = 100;
const int x = y;
printf("%d\n", x);
return 0;
}
a) 100
b) 0
c) Compile Time Error
d) Runtime Error
Answer: (a)
17. Which statement can print \n on the screen?

a) printf("\\n");
b) printf("n\");
c) printf("n");
d) printf('\n');
Answer: (a)
18. Which of the following are unary operators in C?

1. !
2. Sizeof
3. ~
4. &&
a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,4
d) 1,2,3
Answer: (d)
Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning
1. If today is Thursday. What would be the day of the week after exactly 60 days?
A. Saturday
B. Sunday
C. Monday
D. Tuesday
E. None of the above
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
60 days = 8 weeks 4 days = 4 odd days
Hence if today is Thursday, After 60 days, it will be = (Thursday + 4 odd days) = Monday
2. A work can be finished in 16 days by twenty women. The same work can be finished in fifteen
days by sixteen men. The ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman is
A. 1:3
B. 4:3
C. 2:3
D. 2:1
E. None of the given options
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Work done by 20 women in 1 day = 1/16
Work done by 1 woman in 1 day = 1/(16×20)
Work done by 16 men in 1 day = 1/15

Work done by 1 man in 1 day = 1/(15×16)
Ratio of the capacity of a man and woman =1/(15×16) : 1/(16×20) = 1/15 : 1/20
= 1/3 :1/4 = 4:3
3. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the
top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is
100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
A. 173 m
B. 200 m
C. 273 m
D. 300 m
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let AB be the lighthouse and C and D be the positions of the ships.
Then, AB = 100 m, ACB = 30° and ADB = 45°.

AB 1
= tan 30° = AC = AB x 3 = 1003 m.
AC 3
AB
= tan 45° = 1 AD = AB = 100 m.
AD
CD = (AC + AD) = (1003 + 100) m
= 100(3 + 1)
= (100 x 2.73) m
= 273 m.
4. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same
distance in 1 and 1/3 hours, it must travel at a speed of
A. 360 kmph.
B. 480 kmph.
C. 600 kmph.
D. 720 kmph.
E. None of these.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Distance = (240 x 5) = 1200 km.
Speed = Distance/Time
Speed = 1200/(5/3) km/hr. [We can write 1 and 1/3 hours as 5/3 hours]
3
Required speed = 1200 x = 720 kmph
5
5. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of
the flight was:
A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 4 hours
E. None of these
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let the duration of the flight be D hours.
Then (600/D) – (600/(D+(1/2))) = 200
(600/D) – (1200/(2D +1)) = 200
D (2D + 1) = 3
ð 2 D2 + D – 3 = 0
ð (2D + 3) (D – 1) = 0
ð D = 1 hour.
6. Three numbers are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 and their L.C.M. is 240. Their H.C.F. is:
A. 40
B. 30
C. 20
D. 10
E. None of these
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let the numbers be 2x, 3x and 4x
LCM of 2x, 3x and 4x = 12x

12 x = 240
ð x = 20
HCF of 2x, 3x and 4x is x = 20
7. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
On weekends, Mr. Desai spends many hours working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs.
Desai spends her free time reading and listening to classical music. Both Mr. Desai and Mrs.
Desai like to cook.
A. Mr. Desai enjoys planting and growing vegetables.

B. Mr. Desai does not like classical music.
C. Mrs. Desai cooks the vegetables that Mr. Desai grows.

D. Mrs. Desai enjoys reading nineteenth century novels.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Because Mr. Desai spends many hours during the weekend working in his vegetable garden, it is
reasonable to suggest that he enjoys this work. There is no information to suggest that he does
not like classical music. Although Mrs. Desai likes to cook, there is nothing that indicates she
cooks vegetables (choice c). Mrs. Desai likes to read, but there is no information regarding the
types of books she reads (choice d).
8. Given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the
given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known
facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from
the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement 1: Some doctors are fools.

Statement 2: Some fools are rich.
Conclusion I: Some doctors are rich.

Conclusion II: Some rich are doctors.
A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows.
9. Given two statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take
the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known
facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements
disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement 1: All branches are flowers.

Statement 2: All flowers are leaves.
Conclusion I: All branches are leaves.

Conclusion II: All leaves are branches.
Conclusion III: All flowers are branches.
Conclusion IV: Some leaves are branches.
a. All follow.
b. Only I and IV follow.
c. Only II and III follow.
d. Only I and III follow
e. None of the above.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must be universal
affirmative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'All branches are leaves'.
Thus, I follows. IV is the converse of this conclusion and so it also holds.
10. Given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III, You have to take
the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known
facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows
from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement 1: Some hills are rivers.

Statement 2: Some rivers are deserts.
Statement 3: All deserts are roads.
Conclusion I: Some roads are rivers.

Conclusion II: Some roads are hills.
Conclusion III: Some deserts are hills.
a. All follow.
b. Only I follows.
c. Only I and II follow.
d. Only II and III follow
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts.
Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows.
Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.
Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and shouldn't contain the
middle term. So, it follows that 'Some rivers are roads'. I is the converse of this conclusion and
so it holds.
Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are roads.
Again, since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows.
11. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?
a. (1/3).
b. (1/8).
c. (2/8).
d. (1/16)
e. None of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
This is a simple division series; each number is one-half of the previous number.
In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next result.
4/2 = 2
2/2 = 1
1/2 = 1/2
(1/2)/2 = 1/4
(1/4)/2 = 1/8 and so on.
12. Pointing to an old woman, Aryan said ‘’Her son is my son’s uncle.”
How is Aryan related to old woman?
a. Father.
b. Brother.
c. Son.
d. Grandson.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Mathematics
1. Which of the following quadradic functions of x cannot be factored into

two linear functions of x, with real coefficients:
(a) x2 − 5x + 53
(b) x2 − 2x + 1
(c) x2 + 2x + 1
(d) x2 − 5x − 53
(e) none of the others
(f) Answer (a)
2. Which of the following is the largest number (among those listed)?
(a) log2 7
(b) log5 11
(c) log3 74
(d) log2 70
(e) none of the above
(f) Answer (d)
3. The number of points of intersection between the two curves y = x2 +
15x − 1225 and x = y 2 − 30y + 225 is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) None of the above
(f) Answer (b)
4. For positive integers written in decimal system, which of the following least
significant digit (right most digit) values guarantees that the number is
not a prime number?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 9
(f) Answer (e)
5. Which of the following finite sequences is in harmonic progression?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1
(b) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
(c) 120, 110, 100, 90
(d) 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120
(f) Answer (d)
6. Consider two finite sets A and B. Suppose we define an injective function
from A to B (that is A is the domain and B the codomain of the function).
Suppose we define a surjective function from B to A.
(a) The cardinality of A is greater than the cardinality of B.

(b) The cardinality of B is greater than the cardinality of A.
(c) The larger set is at least twice as large as the smaller set.
(d) The sets A and B have the same cardinality
(e) None of the above.
(f) Answer (d)
7. Consider the set S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. The following is a relation
R : {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (2, 5), (3, 5), (4, 5)}
defined on S.
(a) R is an equivalence relation but not a partial order
(b) R is a partial order but not an equivalence relation
(c) R is both an equivalence relation and a partial order
(d) R is neither an equivalence relation nor a partial order
(f) Answer (b)
8. Which of the following is impossible?
(a) A function is neither continuous nor differentiable at some point in

its domain of definition
(b) A function is both continuous and differentiable at some point in its
domain of definition
(c) A function is continuous but not differentiable at some point in its
(d) A function is differentiable but not continuous at some point in its
(f) Answer (d)
2
9. The number of terms in the expansion of (x + y)n for a positive integer n
is
(a) Always odd
(b) Always even
(c) Odd when n is odd and even when n is even
(d) Odd when n is even and even when n is odd
(f) Answer (d)
10. Which of the following is the smallest (among those listed)?

(a) log2 11 + log2 15 + log2 23
(b) log2 12 + log2 15 + log2 22
(c) log2 13 + log2 15 + log2 21
(d) log2 8 + log2 12 + log2 28
(f) Answer (c)
11. The sum of 5 successive integers is a prime. Which of the following is the
smallest of these five integers.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(f) Answer (e)
12. Consider two finite sets D and C. Let n1 be the number of injective
functions with domain D and codomain C and let n2 be the number of
surjective functions with domain D and codomain C. Assume n1 > n2 ,
then
(a) The number of bijective functions with domain D and codomain C
is n1 .
(b) The number of bijective functions with domain D and codomain C
is zero
(c) The number of bijective functions with domain D and codomain C
is greater than n2 .
(d) The number of bijective functions with domain D and codomain C
is equal to n1 +n
2
2
.
3
(f) Answer (b)
13. 50 50

21 < x . Then possible value of x is
(a) 28
(b) 29
(c) 30
(d) 31
(f) Answer (a)
dy
14. Let y = x3 . The number of points at which dx < 0 is:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) Infinitely many points
(f) Answer (e)
n
15. limn→∞ 1 + n1 takes value
(a) 0
(b) ∞
(c) e
1
(d) e
(f) Answer (c)
16. The ratio of two irrational numbers is
(a) Always rational
(b) Always irrational
(c) Not a real number
(d) Sometimes rational and sometimes irrational
(f) Answer (d)
17. The sum of k successive positive integers is a prime. Then the largest
possible value of k is
(a) 1
4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(f) Answer (b)
18. The maximum value of 3x3 + 2x2 − x − 4 in the interval [3, 6] is
(a) 92
(b) 216
(c) 416
(d) 710
(f) Answer (d)

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1. It can be inferred from the passage that

A. Scientists need honours to discover new things

D. Lack of basic necessities

3. What is the unique feature of radium?

A. It got the Curies their Noble Prize

4. The Curies did not go to Stockholm because

A. They had no money

A. They had been neglected by the French earlier

7. Which one of the following is not an English word?

10. Everyone complained…………… the awful food.

12. There’s a mistake ………….. page 120.

1. What is the output of the following C code?

a) Compile time error

2. What is the output of this C code?

3. What is the output of this C code?

4. What is the output of this C code?

5. The equivalent pointer expression by using the array element a[i][j][k][2],

p = (int **) malloc(MAXROW * sizeof(int*));

for(x=-1; x<=20; x++)int i;

8. What do you mean by “int (*ptr)[10]”

a) ptr is an array of pointers to 10 integers

9. The binary equivalent of 50 is,

a) rem = modf(5.5 % 1.3)

11. What is the output of this C code?

a) In for loop after loop

12. What is the output of this C code?

b) For reading and writing

14. To print a double value which format specifier can be used?

e) None of the above

17. Which statement can print \n on the screen?

18. Which of the following are unary operators in C?

Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning

Work done by 16 men in 1 day = 1/15

Then, AB = 100 m, ACB = 30° and ADB = 45°.

LCM of 2x, 3x and 4x = 12x

A. Mr. Desai enjoys planting and growing vegetables.

C. Mrs. Desai cooks the vegetables that Mr. Desai grows.

Statement 1: Some doctors are fools.

Conclusion I: Some doctors are rich.

A. Only conclusion I follows

Statement 1: All branches are flowers.

Conclusion I: All branches are leaves.

Statement 1: Some hills are rivers.

Conclusion I: Some roads are rivers.

1. Which of the following quadradic functions of x cannot be factored into

(a) The cardinality of A is greater than the cardinality of B.

(a) A function is neither continuous nor differentiable at some point in

10. Which of the following is the smallest (among those listed)?

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